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The Satire Paradox

2016/8/18
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Harry Enfield:喜剧作品"Loads of Money"源于对撒切尔主义的批判,旨在通过讽刺来表达对政府的不满,但其影响力可能被夸大。他认为作品本身并没有改变任何人的想法,甚至被不同政治立场的人群所接受和解读。 Malcolm Gladwell:节目探讨了政治讽刺作品的效力与局限,以"Loads of Money"、Stephen Colbert 的作品以及 Tina Fey 模仿 Sarah Palin 的例子为例,分析了讽刺作品的解读模糊性及其可能导致的悖论。他认为,观众对讽刺作品的解读会受到自身政治立场的强烈影响,从而导致对讽刺意图的误读。笑声可能会掩盖讽刺作品的真正意图,只有事后才能反思其效果。 Heather Lamar:她的研究表明,观众对 Colbert 讽刺作品的解读会受到自身政治立场的影响,从而导致对讽刺意图的误读。保守派和自由派观众对同一作品的解读截然不同,他们看到了自己想看到的东西。 Jonathan Coe:他认为,讽刺作品的有效性不仅受到其复杂性和模糊性的影响,还受到其所产生的笑声的影响。笑声有时是一种逃避现实的方式,在面对无法解决的政治问题时,笑声可能会取代实际行动。 Mulig Segev:他介绍了以色列讽刺节目《A Wonderful Country》,认为在以色列的社会政治环境下,讽刺作品可以起到更直接和有效的批判作用,因为以色列观众的承受能力更强,并且节目的讽刺目标更明确,更容易被观众理解。

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Harry Enfield's satirical character, Loads of Money, aimed to critique Thatcher's Britain but instead became embraced by both sides, highlighting the paradox of satire's effectiveness.

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In the political turmoil of mid-1990s Britain, a brilliant

young comic named Harry Enfield set out to satirize the ideology and politics

of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. His parodies became famous. He wrote and

performed a vicious sendup of the typical Thatcherite nouveau riche buffoon. People

loved it. And what happened? Exactly the opposite of what Enfield hoped would

happen. In an age dominated by political comedy, “The Satire Paradox”asks whether laughter and social

protest are friends or foes. 

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